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An Irish Welcome

Céad Míle Fáilte friend and rover ... Wherever you come from and whosoever you may be.That's an Irish greeting and it means you are welcome a thousand times over.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Orthodoxy - a statement

On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the First Sunday of Lent which is soon approaching, we proclaim from the Synodikon of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, in unison:+ + +As the Prophets beheld,As the Apostles taught,As the Church received,As the Teachers dogmatized,As the Universe agreed,As Grace illumined,As the Truth revealed,As falsehood passed away,As Wisdom presented,As Christ awarded,Thus we declare,Thus we assert,Thus we proclaim Christ our true Godand honor His saints,In words,In writings,In thoughts,In sacrifices,In churches,In holy icons.On the one hand, worshipping and reverencing Christ as God and Lord.And on the other hand, honoring and venerating His Saints as true servants of the same Lord.

This is the Faith of the Apostles.This is the Faith of the Fathers.This is the Faith of the Orthodox.This is the Faith which has established the Universe.